Sepulchre of repeated images / Won’t someone shatter the pure reflection of glass?
Poem: Infinite Regress of War
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Asia & Pacific
Nepal’s Disputed Election: Managing Pandora’s Box
After a contentious and disputed election, Nepal’s centrist parties are struggling to reach an accord with the Maoists who helped bring down the country’s monarchy.
Overpopulation Makes a Mockery of Citizenship
“Countdown” by Alan Weisman: required reading for earthlings.
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Before we get cynical about 2014, let’s recount the good news from 2013: declining U.S. militarism, a resurgence of diplomacy, and a more forceful global discussion about inequality.
Tax Dollars for Sweatshops
While feigning outrage at worker abuse in Bangladesh, the U.S. government has been quietly supporting the same sweatshop factories used by Wal-Mart and the Gap.
Ten Good Things about 2013
2013 had its fair share of bad news, but it was also a year of extraordinary activism.
Our Top 13 from 2013
Our top pieces from 2013 touch on nearly corner of the world.
Pakistan Allows China to Use Karachi as Lab Rats in Nuclear-Energy Experiment
Pakistan has contracted with China to build two nuclear reactors ― except they’re untested.
Kim the Third
No one performs Shakespeare in the theaters of Pyongyang. Instead, he is enacted in the corridors of power.
Keeping North Korean in Japan
Parents and students in Japan’s “North Korean” schools struggle to maintain their identity in an increasingly hostile environment.